Well our grand adventure to Peru and the Galapagos has come to a close. Had a really great time and saw lots of new and interesting things. Didntt want the trip to end but happy to be able to use the water and flush the toilet paper down the toilet :) ...

... " sign nearby. My mom is deathly afraid of snakes, so we turned around and got back in the car. As we got into Phoenix we saw this outrageous pink Independence Day cloud hovering over the city. The closer we got, the darker it got, until three exits ...

... 85-90 mph is normal. Also discovered that crossing state lines can change the quality of the road surface dramatically!
Pulled into Phoenix around 9pm and found the bar that Paul (friend from online) said he would meet us at .. Barmaid said he had ...

This adventure begins with my wife's 50th Birthday planning. The original thought was for her and some of her friends, who are also turning 50, to have a big party. Lots of food, friends, and good times. But God has been good to us the ...

So, I am just 12 hours away from departing for my trip to the UAE and India, via a flight through Chicago and Munich on Lufthansa. I've been checking Lufthansa's website all week, running my flight numbers through their system like a jockey runs his ...

... is not fancy but quite comfortable. There aren't a lot of choices if you want to be close to the northern edge of Phoenix. There seems to be a lot of people settling in for the Christmas season to be near family and others seem to be golfers ...

... country over these next two years, listening to the voices and observing how people love and revere this land that is the UnitedStates, I will carry with me this thought, expressed in Craig’s video by a Native soul, which has profound meaning for ...

Well the purpose of staying in Phoenix has been to play volley ball in the 2014 open championships. So been playing and waiting for the Smurph to catch up with me. He should be here by Thursday and then we will be starting the trip for real. ...

Phoenix, Arizona was very hot throughout my time there, which was lovely. I had a great time there and especially enjoyed my day out at the Grand Canyon National Park. A stunning place with fantastic views of the Canyon. One of the most amazing ...

... Madrid, Spain. This delay basically threw off the entire schedule and so US Airways comped us a hotel room at the Residency Inn in Phoenix. Instead of landing in Madrid the morning of the 4th, we will get there the morning of the 5th. On a comical side ...

Like all our Eastern bound trips, this on starts with an early morning flight to JFK. This time it is pretty uneventful. Unless you count watching the US Women's World Cup Final until we have to catch the flight to Amsterdam, getting updates on Chris' ...

Saturday-we got up and went to the park with Grandma. Ryan wanted to play soccer, so we all played. Once we figured out how to play with only 4 people, everyone had a great time. We had several different teams, but the favorite was ...

Well, we made it back to the cactus in tact. No one was overly sick or hurt. Overall the food was fantastic, only a few ropey meals. The sights and memories are everlasting. Even better was that with all the eating, balanced with all the walking, I ...

... car and are motelling. We have been busy setting up $/ph/GPS/insurance/US address etc but this weekend toured Apache Country. Phoenix has 4 million people and is a sprawling place. There is an enormous mall on every corner and noone but 2 dumb Kiwis ...

... & Noble the only national chain of bookstores left in the states. Borders seems to have closed down completely. Horrid flight to Phoenix, we could have flown to Dubai in the time it took to get here. Really smelly literally no in-flight catering so ...

If you were wondering whether we were running out of places to see, so were we. We decided to take the tourist bureau's suggestion and visit Saguaro Lake. This is a beautiful lake in the middle of Arizona just east of a city called Fountain ...